The person who had dropped off the car asked the shop owner to park the car in the shop and not on the street, which raised some suspicion with the shop owner. He later called the police after seeing a news report about the popular DJ's death.

Detectives ran the license plates and VIN to identify the owner.

But there was some discrepancy in the investigation -- a witness initially reported a woman was driving the vehicle that struck the DJ and fled the scene.

NYPD Chief of Transportation Thomas Chan said it was "not determined whether she was a passenger or a driver."